Spaza shop owners join Mangaung Metro registration drive

1 minute Spaza shop owners have come out in their numbers at Paradise Hall for the registration drive launched by Mangaung Metro in Bloemfontein, Free State. Spaza shop owners were given 21 days by President Cyril Ramaphosa to register their businesses, two weeks ago. Some of the owners are calling for an extension of the…

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Maile optimistic Gauteng budget will curb job losses

Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says his Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement will make additional resources to deal with unavoidable costs. Maile delivered the province’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in Johannesburg this morning. He says the adjustments will protect frontline services and curb…

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Several Soweto spaza shops closed over expired, illegal goods

[File photo] 2 minutes Several foreign-owned spaza shops have been closed in Soweto after they were found with expired food items and non-labelled goods. City of Joburg officials together with the police raided spaza shops in Dobsonville and Diepkloof on Friday. The raids follow incidents of foodborne illnesses that have claimed the lives of more…

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‘Dual illumination poses threat to analogue switch-off deadline’

Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi addresses the Africa Tech Fest on November 12, 2024. 2 minutes Communications and Digital Technologies Minister Solly Malatsi says the funding of what he calls “dual illumination” of TV signals poses a serious threat to meeting the deadline for analogue switch-off. Dual illumination is the operation of analogue…

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‘Recoding of prepaid meters causing unnecessary panic’

Residents of Diepkloof in Soweto queue in long lines for assistance with recoding of the prepaid electricity meters on 25 November 2024. 2 minutes The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee (SECC) has accused Eskom and government of creating unnecessary panic regarding the recoding of prepaid electricity meters. Residents of Soweto started queuing outside Eskom service centres last week…

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ATM calls for closure of all spaza shops

A police officer is pictured inside a spaza shop during a compliance visit. 3 minutes The African Transformation Movement (ATM)  is calling for government to close all spaza shops and revitalise the citizen-run township economy to ensure economic stability and security. The party says in light of the recent declaration of a national disaster due…

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